Yolo 80 express lanes one step closer as toll policies move ahead

The Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority (CARTA) closed out its final meeting of 2025 with two decisions that move the Yolo 80 express lanes another step toward operation. Directors finalized how the lanes will function and gave the go-ahead to launch a key contract needed to run the tolling

Sutter Pointe, Sutter County’s future city, begins to take shape

If you’ve driven past the open fields north of Riego Road and noticed construction equipment near Natomas Road, it’s because changes are coming to this edge of Sutter County. What’s unfolding here is the opening phase of a long-planned development that has existed on paper for

SMUD solar and battery project advances in Placer County

Construction activity is now clearly visible across the Country Acres Solar Project site in western Placer County. New aerials show major progress on one of SMUD’s largest renewable energy developments. Support our work and unlock all articles, project updates, and subscriber-only insights by subscribing to Onsite Observer. Subscribe

South Natomas hotel project wins unanimous approval

Sacramento eyes updates to housing fee system as affordable housing results fall short

Sacramento officials are considering targeted changes to the city’s Mixed Income Housing Ordinance after new data showed the program is delivering fewer affordable units than originally hoped. During a council workshop on December 9, staff walked through the 2015 ordinance, its performance to date, and a suite of proposed

Sacramento County approves Gerber South housing development with 370 new homes

UC Davis Health’s California Tower project continues to rise on the Sacramento campus

Drive past UC Davis Medical Center today, and it feels like the campus has entered a new era almost overnight. A pair of cranes swing across the sky above X Street, lifting steel into place for a building that didn’t exist a year ago but already dominates the skyline.

Luxury chalet development near Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe clears key county hurdle

447-acre industrial project near Sacramento airport wins city approval

Drive-through Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins gets green light in Rocklin

39-acre retail project proposed west of Lincoln

Folsom moves toward new fee structure for affordable housing.